WeatherBrains 495: Smoking Bedbugs
WeatherBrains Episode 495 is now online (July 20, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!
Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a long time, renowned storm chaser, father of three brilliant children, husband to an amazing wife, erstwhile stand-up comedian, and contemporaneous Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine. He worked at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, until December, 2011, until returning to the Plains with an appointment at the University of Colorado in January, 2012 where he is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado. Dr. Jason Persoff, welcome to WeatherBrains.
Tonight’s Guest Panelist, Troy Kimmel , started doing tv weather back in 1978 in Bryan/College Station before moving to Austin when he graduated from Texas A&M. He was the Chief at KTBC and KEYE. He was the Chief at a group of radio stations in Austin. He has been teaching at the University of Texas since 1988 where he was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2007.
Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:
- Issues related to storm chasing
- 2011 Joplin tornado aftermath
- Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
- Hot weather nationwide
- and more!
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From The Weather Center:
WeatherBrains 101: Professor Peters is taking a few weeks off but will return soon!
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Picks of the Week:
Rick Smith – Bad Weather Words
Troy Kimmel – Cliff Mass Weather Blog
Jason Persoff – Grand Theft Auto V Weather
Bill Murray – NWS Enhanced Data Display
Nate Johnson – 46th anniversary of the moon landing
John Scala – Munich Re Global Catastrophe Costs
James Spann – Important Message from Children’s Hospital
Aubrey Urbanowicz – Waterspouts over Chesapeake Bay
SkyDavers Blog – The Fog Bank
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Dr. John Scala, Rick Smith, Kevin Selle, and Brian Peters. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.
[…] Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a retired professor and sociologist. He is the director emeritus of the Natural Hazards Center. He has authored over 100 publications on mitigations, preparedness, response, and recovery for hazards and disasters. His book, “Disasters by Design” was published in 1999. Dr. Dennis Mileti, welcome to WeatherBrains! Tonights Guest Panelist has appeared several times on the show. He is a native Texas that has been involved in broadcast meteorology since before he graduated from Texas A&M in 1984. Troy Kimmel, welcome to WeatherBrains. Troy actually has appeared on WeatherBrains once before on episode 495. […]